Wireless Poker Playing: Does it Work Well?

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Don't most online poker sites use SSL? Serious question as I've never bothered to actually sniff the connection. If so, why do you consider wifi more of a security risk than someone logging on at home?

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Because it is easier to gain access to your PC from a WiFi connection than it is from a LAN connection.

Think of it this way. A typical home network is comprised of a broadband router with a built in firewall that connects to a DSL or cable modem. Then that router connects to the home LAN. Once hacker is on your network aka your LAN, it is much easier to gain access to computing resources. But it is hard for a hacker to get on a LAN unless they break into your house.

But with WiFi the average technically inclided 14 year old can be on your WiFi network in under one hour. That is why it is important to use as many security measures as you have available to you, both from a WiFi point of view and from the PC(s) on the network point of view.

SSL is going to do nothing to stop a key logger and screen shot program for seeing a UID or grabbing the password.